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Space Station Evacuated

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Crew gets "all clear" after threat from debris.

Talk about scary close calls: The crew of the International Space Station briefly evacuated their floating home today to avoid the possibility of space debris hitting the craft. The move was just a precaution, but it did mobilize the crew to enter the Soyuz capsule. The debris may have been an old motor from the station itself.

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